CORAM
SOWEMIMO, CHIEF JUSTICE,NIGERIA
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
BELLO, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
1. EDEANI NWAVU & 11 ORS APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellants claimed they jointly owned the land in dispute with the respondents through the same progeniture but the respondents claimed exclusive ownership but did not counter claim.
HELD
The Court held that appellants established communal title to the land and that the respondents did not establish their claim to exclusive ownership.
ISSUES
1. Whether the Court of Appeal was right in setting aside the judgment of the trial court and dismissing the plaintiffs/appellant’s case2. Whether the Court of Appeal was right in holding that estoppel does not apply in favour of the plaintiffs/appellants in this case.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
NONE
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Evidence Act